>But please do tell us about the vegetarian cultures and what they ate and
>who they were. I don't want a list of books to read, I want references to
>legit sources and quotes.
my expertise on cuisines does not extend much beyond the indian shores, but take for example Gujarati cuisine(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarati_cuisine) which is largely vegetarian. They spawned M.K. Gandhi for crying out loud.
and yes B12 deficiency is a rather serious problem among the largely vegetarian population of india, along with lower levels of haemoglobin. however, those who can afford to eat 3 sqaure meals a day are not doing too badly here, it seems.
-Aditya
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